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Of course kdo0827. I just ask Alexa to set a reminder. When asked what the reminder was for I gave it the actual language that my mother would hear e.g. “Rheta, wake up. It’s time to go to breakfast.” It asked me when the reminder should be set for,and I just say ‘every day at 4pm’, or if it’s her reminder that maybe the PSW is coming to help with her shower, then ‘every Tuesday and Friday at whatever o’clock’. Sometimes I will set the reminder time also for the night before a next day appointment “Rheta, just a reminder. Kathy will be here at 10:00am tomorrow morning to take you to your doctor”. Then set the reminder again for the day of- “Rheta, don’t forget Kathy will be here in one hour to take you to the doctor”. She seems to really enjoy the fact that someone is speaking directly to her. I gave it a nightly reminder for 8pm that she really seems to enjoy, “Rheta, I hope you had a good day. Have a good sleep and let’s talk again tomorrow. Goodnight” . Mom likes saying goodnight back because she feels that someone is actually connecting with her, seems less computerized to her. As long as mom says, Alexa, thank you (rather than thank you, Alexa-hi how does not ‘wake Alexa up’), Alexa will respond in some way (thank you, good nite, etc). I am pretty sure you could also do this on a Google system. Hope this helps.

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@kathymcl - Brilliant! I'm going to share this with my stepdaughters who are having a similar issue. What a great solution. And thanks for your kind words. Good luck with the Geriatric Psychiatrist. I agree with you. The diagnosis is key. Once we had my husband's evaluation and assessment, I was much more able to accept this results and look for a way forward. Wishing you the best.